Hold up, Seattle. We’re talking division sweeps, and some of these numbers from DraftKings Sportsbook on August 17 are absolutely wild. While a full season sweep is definitely a long shot, Vegas is putting out odds on teams winning all six of their division games. The biggest eye-opener for us? The Rams are sitting at +750 to sweep our own NFC West, a division that’s arguably the toughest in football. Seriously, the reigning Super Bowl champs are in here with us!
Our NFC West: The Toughest Division, Period
Let’s just be real, our NFC West is a gauntlet. It’s tough, and that’s why seeing the Rams with +750 odds to go 6-0 in division play feels… optimistic. They last pulled off a division sweep way back in 2018-19. Think about last season: they split their games with both our Seahawks and the 49ers. And get this: those two games against our Hawks were decided by just five combined points! Their loss to San Francisco? A tight three-point overtime battle. So yeah, for them to sweep us, the Niners, and the Cardinals, they’d have to elevate their game big time. Our division doesn’t give up easy wins, ever.
Elsewhere Around the League: Chiefs, Bills, and Ravens on the Radar
Looking beyond the Emerald City, some other divisions have some wild swings. In the AFC West, both the Chiefs and Chargers are at +1100 to sweep. The Chargers actually went 5-1 in their division last season, with their only loss coming when they’d already locked up a playoff spot. But the Chiefs? They swept their division in 2022-23, then went an “abysmal” 1-5 last year. Vegas is calling that an aberration, expecting them to bounce back. Over in the AFC East, the Bills are at +550, after going 4-2 last season and finishing behind New England. The Ravens in the AFC North are getting a lot of love at +850, even though they’re only 13-11 in division play over the last four seasons combined. They haven’t gone 6-0 in their division since 2011-12.
Shocking Swings and What It Means for Our Hawks
Remember Detroit in the NFC North? They were the last team to sweep their division, doing it just two seasons ago. So what happened last year? They went a shocking 2-4 in the NFC North, with both wins coming against the eventual division champ Chicago. It just goes to show how hard it is to maintain that dominance. For us, that means our Seahawks are gonna be in a battle every single week. These division games are absolutely critical, especially in a beast of a division like the NFC West. The regular season grind is real, and every snap matters. Let’s get ready to cheer on Mike Macdonald and our squad as they tackle this challenging schedule!
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Originally reported by Fox Sports.
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